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Brett Howden
Center #21 Golden Knights
Player Information

Brett Howden has 15 points (9 goals, 6 assists) in 38 games for the Vegas Golden Knights this season.

Selected in the 1st round (No. 27) of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Tampa Bay Lightning, he has 156 points (71 goals, 85 assists) in 469 regular-season games for the New York Rangers and the Vegas Golden Knights.

He also has 15 points (9 goals, 6 assists) in 43 Stanley Cup Playoff games.

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  • Country: Country FlagCAN
    Age: 27.8 yrs (29.03.1998)
    Height / Weight: 188 cm / 90 kg
    Shoots: L
    Drafted: 27th in 2016
    Draft Team: Team logoTampa Bay Lightning
    Awards: Stanley Cup (1x)
Player EvaluationPowered by CORE

The 27-year-old is around break-even for his team, with the Golden Knights controlling 51% of expected goals when he is on the ice. When Brett Howden is off the ice, the Golden Knights control 55% of expected goals, indicating the team is noticeably worse when he plays.

He is being deployed in a defense-leaning role, starting 19% of his shifts in the offensive zone versus 32% in the defensive zone.

  • 60

    Overall Rating
    Offense:Off: 132nd of 245 Centers
    Defense:Def: 223rd of 245 Centers
  • Metric Current Season
    PlayDriving
    -0.04
    -0.140.14
    OnIce_xGoalsPct
    0.51
    0.350.65
    IceTimePerGame
    14.84
    1222
    Metric Current Season
    Goals/60
    0.96
    0.21.5
    PrimaryAssists/60
    0.32
    0.11.5
    SecondaryAssists/60
    0.32
    0.11.2
    xGoals/60
    0.63
    0.491.34
    OnIce_xGoalsFor/60
    2.71
    1.85
    OnIce_GoalsFor/60
    2.45
    1.45.5
    PenaltiesDrawn/60
    1.17
    0.271.56
    OZoneStartPct
    0.19
    0.150.4
    PP_xGoals/60
    0.00
    0.52.5
    Metric Current Season
    OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    2.59
    2.54
    OnIce_GoalsAgainst/60
    3.41
    2.54
    Penalties/60
    1.06
    0.51.5
    ShotsBlocked/60
    0.96
    13
    Takeaways/60
    0.85
    0.52
    Giveaways/60
    3.62
    14
    DZoneStartPct
    0.32
    0.150.4
    PK_OnIce_xGoalsAgainst/60
    0.00
    512
Contract InformationPowered by CORE
Actual AAV: $2.500M
Player Contract Value: $1.000M
Remaining: 5 year(s)
Contract Ends: 2030 UFA
Age at the end: 33.3 yrs (29.03.1998)
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Brett Howden
Recent Games
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
31.12.2025 Team Logo Predators 1 0 0 0 -1 14:16 0 2
02.01.2026 Team Logo Blues 1 0 1 1 0 14:01 1 0.0% 0
04.01.2026 Team Logo Blackhawks 1 0 1 1 1 13:28 0 0
06.01.2026 Team Logo Jets 1 1 0 1 1 16:07 3 33.3% 0
08.01.2026 Team Logo Blue Jackets 1 1 0 1 1 11:04 3 33.3% 0
Total 5 2 2 4 2 7 28.6% 2
Regular Season
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2018-19 Team Logo Rangers 66 6 17 23 -16 14:55 74 8.1% 14
2019-20 Team Logo Rangers 70 9 10 19 -11 13:09 64 14.1% 28
2020-21 Team Logo Rangers 42 1 6 7 -2 12:34 33 3.0% 11
2021-22 Team Logo Golden Knights 47 9 11 20 9 10:39 39 23.1% 12
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 54 6 7 13 5 13:04 53 11.3% 55
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 72 8 11 19 -11 13:13 76 10.5% 39
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 80 23 17 40 17 14:52 125 18.4% 46
2025-26 Team Logo Golden Knights 38 9 6 15 -4 14:49 45 20.0% 20
Season Projection 78 18 12 30 -8 14:50 92 19.6% 41
Total 469 71 85 156 -13 509 13.9% 225
Playoffs
Year Team GP G A Pts +/- TOI/G S S% PIM
2019-20 Team Logo Rangers 3 0 0 0 -3 15:35 2 0.0% 4
2022-23 Team Logo Golden Knights 22 5 5 10 4 13:58 30 16.7% 31
2023-24 Team Logo Golden Knights 7 1 1 2 1 13:01 7 14.3% 0
2024-25 Team Logo Golden Knights 11 3 0 3 -2 13:49 15 20.0% 4
Total 43 9 6 15 0 54 16.7% 39
Player MatchPowered by CORE
Player
Match		 Name Team Pos Age Height / Weight Season
P/G		 Career
P/G		 Offense
Rating		 Defense
Rating		 Actual AAV
Brett Howden Team Logo C 27.8 yrs 188 cm / 90 kg 0.39 0.33 61 59 $2.500M
88% Jordan Martinook Team Logo LW 33.5 yrs 185 cm / 94 kg 0.32 0.32 60 60 $3.050M
86% Nico Sturm Team Logo C 30.7 yrs 191 cm / 94 kg 0.35 0.28 61 56 $2.000M
85% Vasily Podkolzin Team Logo RW 24.5 yrs 185 cm / 86 kg 0.43 0.30 60 65 $1.000M
85% Drew O'Connor Team Logo LW 27.6 yrs 193 cm / 94 kg 0.37 0.32 60 53 $2.500M
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